Eswatini vs Lesotho: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Eswatini
-1.98 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
-5.85 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
7th
Lesotho rank
9th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports -1.98 billion current LCU against -5.85 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 3.88 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -43.11 million current LCU | -173.88 million current LCU | 130.77 million current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2000s | -168.12 million current LCU | -96.86 million current LCU | 71.26 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -2.92 billion current LCU | -4.96 billion current LCU | 2.04 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at -1.98 billion current LCU against -5.85 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 3.88 billion current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Eswatini ranks 7th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.